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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.03.2006 (43) Date of publication: 02.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/31 (21) Application number: 04794414.5 (22) Date of filing: 07.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 2/00(2006.01) A61L 2/08(2006.01) A61L 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/033052 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/044315 (19.05.2005 Gazette 2005/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK (30) Priority: 28.10.2003 US 694180 (71) Applicant: Iba S & I, Inc. Oak Brook, IL 60523 (US)	(72) Inventors: YOUNG, William, T. Palatine, IL 60074 (US) ZHANGWU, Zhu Woodbridge, IL 60517 (US) (74) Representative: Quintelier, Claude et al Gevers & Vander Haeghen Holidaystraat 5 1831 Diegem 1831 Diegem (BE)